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The MPLA parliamentary group expressed solidarity with MPLA MP Manuel António Rabelais today, Tuesday 27, who saw the plenary of the National Assembly unanimously approve, with 170 votes in favor, none against and no abstention, draft resolution and joint opinion report on the suspension of his mandate and the consequent loss of immunity, hoping that he will present convincing arguments to prove his innocence in the acts in which he is involved.
“We hope that our colleague will present to the judicial authority arguments that prove his innocence in this process in which he is involved, because it was the MPLA himself who chose the fight against corruption and nepotism as a priority in his 2017 election program. “MPLA MP João Pinto told reporters.
With this act, which is not the first in the history of the Angolan Parliament, according to João Pinto, “MPLA shows society that it is not afraid of changes and that it will continue to respect the Constitution of the Republic of Angola, approved in 2010”.
UNITA, in the voice of MP Miahela Webba, said that the National Assembly has fulfilled its role and that it now hopes that the process will not suffer political interference with judicial institutions.
“UNITA has always been concerned about the excess of corruption and nepotism in Angola, but the government and the ruling party have never taken drastic measures against these harmful practices,” said the deputy, noting that the political parties of opposition, in particular UNITA, and civil society, will monitor the outcome of this process.
The president of CASA-CE, André Mendes de Carvalho, said that of all the accusations against a former Minister of Social Communications, that of violation of the rules of implementation of the budget plan, it is for this that he can be held responsible.
“This accusation of money laundering does not go very well, because the extinct Office for the Revitalization of Institutional Communication and Marketing Administration (GRECIMA), acted as a currency exchange. Many people were involved here,” he said. added.
PRS President Benedito Daniel said the National Assembly has respected what the Constitution says about MPs when they are involved in this type of case.
“We hope that justice does its job and our colleague defends himself”, he summed up.
His FNLA counterpart, Lucas Ngonda, said that, in these cases, the National Assembly must have a culture of parliamentary committees of inquiry to find out more.
“We have voted on a resolution that we do not have deep knowledge of,” he concluded.
Manuel Rabelais is accused of crimes of embezzlement, violation of the rules of execution of the plan and the budget, undue perception of benefits and money laundering, as director of the extinct Office of Revitalization of Institutional Communication and Marketing of the Administration (GRECIMA), between the years 2016 and 2017.
In addition to the former Minister of Social Communications, Hilário Santos, then administrative assistant of GRECIMA, was also involved in the trial.
The statute of deputies provides that the loss of immunities occurs at the request of the courts to the National Assembly, which, in turn, will meet in plenary and, by resolution, will decide whether or not to revoke the immunities “.
According to the Constitution of the Republic, in its article 150, deputies cannot be detained or incarcerated without authorization granted by the National Assembly or, outside its normal period of operation, by the Permanent Commission, except in flagrant crime for a crime punishable by a prison sentence of over two years.
After the commencement of criminal proceedings against a deputy and, once accused by order of delivery or equivalent, except in flagrant delicto for a crime punishable by imprisonment exceeding two years, the plenary of the National Assembly must resolve on the suspension of the deputy and waiver of immunities.
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